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Handkerchief Kimono.
Handkerchiefs ns material for gar
ments of various Borts arc continual'
ly growing In domnnd, but nro novor
more attractive than when mado up
Into a It I mono bucIi as tho one illus
iTAted. Those used for tho model nro
or white Jnpaneso silk with border
of bluo silk dotted with white, but
there nro innumerable ones from
Mil (eh n choice can bo mado. Thoso
of linen with borders nro pretty and
nUvnys launder satisfactorily, and
dealers nro also showing a considera
ble vnrlety woven specially for pur-
DcBlgn by May Manton.
poses of tho sort. Tho handkerchiefs
nro Joined on Indicated lines and nro
o ndjustcd as to form deep points In
fronts, back and sleeves, while tho
neck edges aro turned over to glyo
n collar- effect. To make tho kimono
for n woman of medium slzo will bo
required flvo handkerchiefs 20 inches
squnro or, If preferred, It can be made
from matorlal with applied banding,
In which caso 3 yards 22, 27 or 32
or 2 yards 44 Inches wide, with 12
yards of banding will bo required.
The Juliet Cap.
For dressy occasions thero Is no
prettier ornament abovo tho elrllsh
fnco than tho Juliet cap, familiar to
ovory admirer oi Shakespeare's hero
ine. This dainty garnituro is especially
offectlvo with tho low stylo of hair
tlioHBlng now in vogue, particularly
vhen tho l.nlr Is gathered in a net nt
the nape of tho neck.
Tho cap Is not n cap In tho strlctosC
,sonso of tho word, but a net woven
fiom gold threads, or tiny gold noads.
studded with smnll gems; or it can bo
inndo from small pearls, rhincstones
or other goms. Beads, pearls cr othor
goms Bhould bo exceedingly small, so
that tho gonoral effect of tho mesh is
gauzy and light.
Tho enp Is worn directly on tho
crown of tho head, and droops graco
fully toward tho back. Whon a curl
is worn over tho shoulder, It is some
times followed by loops nnd ends of
tho pearls.
Lace for Ankles.
A pair of laco modnlions, left over
Trom tho summer frock, enn bo put to
excellent uso in trimming stockings
to match tho gown.
Tor instance, with n pongeo gown
piped with laco mcdalions, a plain pair
of tan Halo stockings wero mado very
mart by tlo ubo of laco mcdalions,
one Just abovo each instop.
Thoy wore first appllqucd on tho
stockings with silk thread, in very
fine stitches, then tho lisle beneath
was cut away, and then edges of tho
stocking buttonholo stitched closoly
and finely to tho wrong sldo of tho
mcdnllon. Worn with brown suedo
shoes, they gavo n dainty Inlshlng
touch to tho costume.
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Told in Her
Bcmdoin'
Tortolso shell Is the nowast Rbado
of brown,
Sleeves wldon and shorton as tho
summer conies on.
Silks strewn with mauve orchids nro
simply oxquislto.
Tho modern raincoat tips tho scales
nt less than one pound.
A small collar finishes tho neck of
many fashionable Jackets.
Net ruchlngs, very line, aro smarter
than thoso niado xjf chiffon.
Forget-me-nots nro among tho very
charming hat trimmings.
Sleeves aro as elaborate cs over and
still bouffant below the elbow.
Silver, espoclnlly antlquo. Is among
the smart metals for buckres.
Tho 1830 or French blouse is tho
latest idea In black taffeta coats.
Embroidered muslin picture hats
are among tho pretty llngorio lints.
Circular skirts, cut in three or moro
section, aro among tho latest models.
Street Costume of Mistral Voile.
Vollo in Its fashionable varieties
really leads tho fashionable procession
In tho spring and early summer
gowns. Tho mistral vollo has a
coarso canvas weave with a rough,
crepy surface, and lends Itself well
to decorntlvo purposes. Tho littlo
Eton opens with a roll shawl collar
over tho llngorio blouse, a narrow
black and gold braid being effectively
used for trimming. The skirt is cut
Late Ideas for Costumes That Have
tho Sanction of the Smart Set
Juliet Cap a Favorite Form of Headgear.
with doublo offoct, tho upper portion
pointing In front, tabller fashion, and
rounding up shapely to tho back. A
deeply kilted flounce applied beneath n
doublo band of braid gives the correct
flare at tho foot, this being maintained
by a narrow band of princess hair
cloth on tho drop skirt or petticoat.
Making Perfect "Noodlei."
Nothing puzzles the nmatenr cook
quite ns much ns the contrariness of
"noodles." Sojnetlmes thoy mix up
nicely so thoy can bo rolled and cut
In full perfection, nt othor times they
turn Into n sticky, soggy mass, utter
ly impossible. An lnfalllblo rule is to
All ono-linlf tho shell of tho egg used
with cold water nnd then bent or
"fold" in only ns much flour ns can
bo nbsorbod. Put enough on a molding-
bonrd and rolling pin to prevent
adhering, and tho result will bo a
smooth, brittle pnsto which can bo
shredded without any difficulty.
Summer Piazza Gowns.
For elaborato summer toilets all tho
gauzes and their weaves of wool and
silk aro called into play. Chiffon
cloth, moussellno, voile, veiling, chif
fon loulstno and messnline arc this
season's loaders.
MoBsallno and chiffon loulstno havo
both been brought out In a host of ex
quisite effects.
Among tho thin loulslne3 checked
changeablo surfaces cannot bo pro
vided by tho manufacturer fast
enough.
In chiffon there nre stunning pat
terns combining wldo Batln stripes
and big discs mnde up of graduated
polka dots. Tho flowered cotton nets
ltnvo had a big salo and will be aired
later on summer verandas. These,
Ilka all fho nets, nro mado over an
interlining of net which veils tho silk
foundation.
Colored nets nro used for filmy
frocks for both old and young women.
A frock of this kind seen lately had
a Bklrt of organdy veiled with net,
over which tho outer skirt hung. All
wore of tho samo delicate shade of
roso pink.
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Rub all rusty places on Iron with
koroseno oil. '
Wicker seats and back of chairs nro
easily cleaned with Bnlt and water.
Varnlshod woodwork can bo easily
cleaned nnd brightened with crude oil.
Any brickwork rinsed off with am
monln and water and then carefully
dried will bo wonderfully brightened
by tho process.
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A SMART LITTLE COAT.
Design by
Jaunty little Etons mado of pongoo,
silk and tho Jlke aro among tho
smartest wraps shown and aro exc
eedlngly attractive, whethor mado to
match the skirt or of contrasting ma
terlal. This ono Includes a stolo col
lar, that provides the broad and droop
rng shoulders, and is mado with deep
pointed sleeves under which tho full
ones of the blouse show to advantage.
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A few drops of alcohol rubbed on
tho insldo of lamp chimneys will re
movo nil traco of greasy smoko whon
wnter alono is of no avail.
Alcohol rubbed Into a carpet will
effectually romovo a varnish stain.
This should bo done after tho carpet
has been taken up nnd shaken.
White Pongee With Lace.
White, or bleached, pongee Is one
of tho novelties of the season and Is
Design by May Mantor..
charmingly dainty and effective. Tho
very pretty gown illustrated shows
tho material trimmed with applique
of cream Venetian laco and finlshod
with frills of tho softer Lierre in tho
samo shade. Tho combination of
tones Is a satisfactory as well aB a
fashlonnblo one, and tho material
lends itself to tucks with singular suc
cess. Tho blouse Is mado over a fitted
foundation nnd closed invisibly at tho
conter front, but, when mnde of mus
lin or other wnshable fabric, can bo
left unlined nnd also allows a cholco of
long or elbow sleoves. Tho Bklrt Is
cut In seven gores, tho front one be
ing extended to form a yoko nt Bides
nnd back. It Is tucked In groups thnt
aro stitched to flounco depth nnd glvo
graceful fullness nnd flare beneath
that point. To mako tho gown for a
woman of medium slzo will bo re
quired: for tho blouse, 4 yards of
matorlal 21, 3 yards 27. or 2V4 yards
44 Inches wide; for skirt, 10 yards 21,
9 yards 27, or 5V4 yards 44 Inches
wide.
May Mnnton.
As Illustrated tho material Is nut br
own taffeta, combined with tan color
and trimmed with littlo ornaments of
braid, and matches the skirt, but all
tho materials mentioned nro equally
appropriate. To mako tho coat for
a woman of medium size will be ro
quired 4 yards of material 21, 3
yards 27, or l?i yards 44 inches wide.
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OMEN IN GORGEOUS DRESS.
Costumes of Abysslnlans During
Times of Festival.
"For downright gorgeousness thero
is littlo tiirt can surpass a family
party of Abytmlnian womon bound
from ono village to another In festi
val time, notably about Easter, for
tho Abysslnlans aro Christians,"
writes Mr. Droughton Drandenbcrg,
describing the llfo of tho wTimen of
Egypt In an arttclo in tho juno Pear
son's Daughters of tho Nile.
"A brilliant, bangle-adorned head
dress Is bound over tho brow nnd
drawn back to fall down tho shoul
ders. Tho upper part of tho body is
clad in n blouse of red and white
literally covered with gold and silver
ornaments, that are handed down from
generation to generation. A short
skirt in the samo style comes below
the knees, and tho legs aro encased
In brilliant colored strips wound
tightly about llko putters, often bead
ed and spangled. Tho feet, usually
bare, aro variously adorned with toe
rings, anklo bracelets, and other orna
ments." Certain That He Would Win.
"I onco knew an old Irishman who
would Invest his last cent In any kind
of a gamble he happened up against,"
said Magistrate Cunningham the other
day. "Ono Christmas eve ho camo
home with a ticket entitling him to a
chanco on a horse and sleigh that
were to be rallied off.
" 'We'll bo drlvin' out through Fair
mount Park th' morrow like th' big
guns, Mary,' ho announced with prido
to his wife.
"'Oh, pop, won't that be fine!'
chimed in his littlo son. 'You an' me
can ride on tho front seat, and mom
nnd littlo Johanna can sit In tho back.'
'"Yo'll bo doln' no slch thing!' as
serted the old man. ' 'Twill be the
back seat for you, my lad. Yer moth
er will he on front wit' me.'
"'I will so!' whined the youngster.
'I will so bo rldln' on tho front!'
"The old man assumed a stern,
parental air and took his plpo from
his mouth to deliver his final decis
ion. " 'Ye'll not, I tell ye,' ho said. 'I'll
lie havln' no back talk from ye. Git
3ff tho sleigh!'" Philadelphia Press.
Nast During the Civil War.
In the Juno Pearson's Mr. Albert
BIgelow Palno glveB an account of
ho remarkable work done by Thomas
Kast during tho Civil war. His
(ketches were exaggerations of ex
sting conditions, it is truo, but sixty
three was a poor time to investigate.
Nast simply used the material that
came to his hand, and each resulting
picture brought volunteers to the
Northern cause. They also brought
scores of threatening letters to the
Harper office from tho Infuriated
South, and Nast might have been
burned at tho stake had he been
enptured during tho occasional trips
ho mado to tho front. The lnfluenco
exerted by his pictures was tremen
dous President Lincoln himself said
near tho close of tho war, "Thomas
Nast was tho best recruiting sergeant
the Union ever had." Mr. Palno has
shown great tact In his handling in
this article of what Is even yet a soro
subject with many of his reaaers.
J. Forbes Robertson in Hamlet.
"I was persuaded into playing 'Ham
let' six years ago," said Mr. Robert
son, in an interview given in the Juno
Tnlks With Players In Pearson's
Magazine, " by Sir Henry
Irving, who was going abroad, and
by others of my friends, and I did so
with only about six weeks' prepara
tion. Tho play ran three months at
tho Lyceum theater, and could havo
run longer but for tho return of Sir
Henry to tho play house ho had mado
so famous. I then played 'Hamlet'
through Germany and Holland, In
Germany playing In tho Royal thea
ter. Tho emperor came on two occa
sions." His Heart Upon His Sleeve.
When on fair MnuJ I look, her eyes of
Bray.
Her golden head, the thought comes to
my mind,
That might I walk besldo her all the
way.
I would forsake tho 'rest of womankind.
Except, perhaps, sweet Phyllis. 'Twould
bo pain
Never to see her sparkling smile again.
Phyllis has such a chnrin. somehow un-
llko
That of alt others! When I hear her
voice
Strange thrills of rapturo through my
being strike.
1 really can't explain It. Yet, for
choke,
Gladys would take first place, for beauty,
quite
No man could help but worship her, at
sight!
She's not as clever ns she might be,
true!
There Margaret queens It with her
sweet disdain
Of common, worldly ways, compelling
you
To tread, nt least In thought, life's
loftiest plane.
And yet. I question If she'd make a man
As happy as Would laughter-loving Nan.
Dear Nan Is llghtsomness Itself. In
' sooth
Our souls seom so attuned to one glad
kay
I've really sometimes felt she is. In truth.
The mate and comrade Nature meant
for me;
But these, and like reflections, arc too
late,
JJocause I've Just become engaged to
Kate!
Town Topics.
British Army Reform.
British army reform proceeds apace.
The newest regulations forbid a sol
dier to wear his cap on tho back of
his head, even when he Is on fur
lough, to enrry cigarettes behind his
ears, to put his hands In his pockets
or to go without his waist belt.
Missionary Visits Father.
Tho Rev. S. C. Bartlet,t, who for tho
last nine years has been at Tottori,
on the Japanese sea, a missionary of
tho American board, Is visiting his
father, ex-PrcEifient Bartlett of Dart
mouth College.
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POULTRY!
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Summer Care of Geese.
Geeso nro very hardy birds, and It
Is easy to koep them over summer.
Thoy should havo access to plenty of
green forago, plenty of water to drink.
Tho adult birds need no Bhelter, and
can llvo on grass alone, but thoy rel
ish a littlo grain and should bo fed
a small quantity at least onco a day
At night is a good time, after the
chickens nnd turkeys havo sought
their perches. In late summer or
early fall If tho drouth dries up the
grass geeso need a littlo moro grain
Ono must gauge tho feed by tho quant
ity and succuloncy of tho forage.
Wholo corn will do very well for the
grain; that Is all wo uso.
An adult gooso seldom dies of any
sickness. Truo, the very old blrdn
drop off, but tho per cent of loss Is re
markably small with nny roasonablc
care. Tho flock must bo fed grain
and vegetables, clover or fodder dur
ing tho winter and early spring, be
foro thero 1b green forage. Tho breed
ing birds should bo mated, ono male
to from ono to three females. We
put the difforent matlngs in separate
lots, but thoy will do very well in
flocks of ten to fifteen birds. It Is
natural for geeso to choose but one
mate, henco wo must not attempt to
mako ono malo take too many females
or wo will not got tho host results.
Geeso (our oxperlenco has been alto
gother with tho puro brod Toulouse)
commence to lay early in March in
our climate, time depending on
weather conditions. A littlo straw
thrown around In odd corners will
furnish nesting for tho geese. The
fomalo makes no attempt to hldo her
nest or slink away to it; sho sits on
it in full view, but she covers up the
eggs. Robbing her nest has no effect
on her, sho will not change; sho lays
about every 3G hours. Tho eggs
should bo gathered soon after laying,
oarly in tho season, or they will got
chilled. Set them on end in a box of
Bawdust or excelsior in the cellar, or
somo cool place (not too cold), nnd
keep till ready to set. Some turn the
eggs dally, but wo do not If thoy are
to bo kept only a reasonable time. We
Bet them under chicken hens and rear
tho goslings with same hens. They
hatch in 28 to 30 days; if eggs nre
kept warm enough 28 days is suffi
cient Tho littlo goslings should not
be fed till they are 48 to 72 hours old;
it is no harm to let them nip a little
grass or green vegetable tops earlier,
as this will not hurt thorn. For the
first week or two feed threo or four
times a day on a littlo corn broad
soaked and crumbled, or a littlo chick
food made into a mash same as for
young chicks. At first thoy aro very
dainty and eat very little, but In
two or threo weeks they aro quite
ravenous. Always glvo plenty of
drinking- water, but not to swim In.
Keep them dry; seo that thoy have a
good warm coop with a dry board
floor and that thoy are shut up warm
and snug at night. After they are ten
dnys old they can bo let rango about
on grass with their mother (whethor
sho bo gooso or hen) or they can be
raised in small board pens by moving
them when forago becomes short.
After about three weeks a mash of
corn meal, a small quantity of mid
dlings or bran or both is a good addi
tion to tho meal and will mako a
good grain food; feeding two or three
times a day, according to slzo and
tho ability of tho gosling to get for
ago. Remember a gosling is helpless
and tender till it gets its feathers,
but with good care and feed every lit
tle downy bird can bo raised, and,
after thoy aro threo or four weeks
old, ono can feed them and ru3h
growth to his heart's content, provid
ing water, forago and grit aro at all
times accessible.
A good Toulouso gosling will weigh
8 or 9 pounds, whllo a chick of tho
samo age will weigh from 1 to 2
pounds. No wonder tho gosling eats.
Wo havo had them gain two pounds
each in their ninth week. It is best
to get the goslings hatched as early
as thero Is grass for them, as they
are safe from tho hot dry weather of
summer and tough grass; but early
birds require attention and must not
bo exposed to tho cold spring rains.
Wo often have tho kitchen full of the
little follows In low flat boxes when
It rains all day or for two or three
days, and then a good tamo chicken
hen is the most desirablo mother
They require lots of care, but when
wo got a gosling on its feet (they
can't walk for about 24 hours aftoi
hatching) wo count on a flno lusty
gooso tho coming fall, and wo seldom
miss our count. We feed them all
through tho summer at least onco a
day. By Christmas they weigh: fe
males 15 to 20 pounds; males, IS to
25 pounds. Mrs. B. F. Hlslop,
Iroquois County, Illinois.
The Deadly Chlckcn-MIte.
During all tho warm weather we
must fight tho deadly chicken mite.
The hotter tho weather tho faster
they broed. They aro death to young
chicks, whero they can havo the
chanco to Infest them, and aro oven
known to kill old tough hens. Often
a hen house is swarming with those
little pests, end tho hens with broods
aro pormltted to hover their chicks in
tho houses ut night. Tho hens nat
urally hunt out some place in a cor
ner and collect their broods. Nothing
is seen of tho mites at that time. But
after tho chicks have settled down
for the night tho marauders come out
of their hiding places under splinters
boards, roosts and rubbish and swarm
by tens of thousands on tho old hens
and chicks. They suck their fill of
blood and crawl back to tholr hiding
places. In tho morning tho poultry
raiser sees nothing of theso inscct3
and pays littlo attention to tho piles
of mltos hnnglng llko swarmB of bees
under tho roosts. Tho chicks aro so
weakened that numbers of thom fall
down and die and tho owner wonders
what happened to them. Tho others,
being bled every night, are prevented
from growing and become Btunted,
nover recovering from this subjection
to mites when thoy wero young.
There are different ways of attacking
mites, ono of which is to wash tho hen
houso with whitewash, and tho other
Is to glvo It a thorough going over
with water In which hn3 been dis
solved a great deal of strong soap and
a large amount of kerosene.
Cabbages for Sheep.
There may bo objections to feeding
cabbnges to milch cows on account of
tainting tho milk, but tbcro is no such
objections with feeding them to sheep.
Cabbages can be easily grown, espe
cially whero tho soil is a heavy but
rich clay. In tho discussion of this
subject wo have heard sheep men say
that they could get moro money out
of their cabbages feeding them to
sheep than in nny other way. Of
course that was in localities whero
markets were not easy to reach.
Whero tho farmer lives near a rail
road and can send his cabbages to
Chicago and other big markets at lit
tlo cost, that way of disposing of them
will bo more profitable than in feed
ing them to the sheep. But it must
bo remembered that whero tho sheep
Interests aro largest thero aro few
railroads. A large tonnage of cab
bages can bo grown per acre, and
many of our shepherds aro finding this
a profitable use to mako of tho
ground. The cabbage has this
advantage over most of our
other greon feeds that it can
be kept for months and oven Into tho
dead of winter If It' is properly stored.
This is quito an advantage over even
rape. The Canadian farmers are tak
ing advantage of this to lay in an
nually good supplies of cabbages to
feed to their sheep during winter, thus
keeping their sheep in perfect condi
tion as to their digestive organs. Cab
bages can bo grown in almost all
parts of the country, and thoy grow
best In tho cooler sections, whore thoy
are most needed for winter food.
Their value cannot bo figured out
from tho tables the chemists give us,
for their succulence is a valunblo
thing In itself, but this has no valuo
In tho analysis of tho chemist.
Light Feeds for Hogs.
Light foods have a particular valuo
for the hogs, possibly for tho reason
that most hogs get a too concentrated
ration, Tho chemist in figuring out
the relativo valuo of roots, fruits and
grains, Invariably shows that tho
grains contain Inrge proportions of
nutrienta and that fruit and roots
contain very little. But tho roots nnd
fruits havo qualities that wo havo
nover yet been able to determine and
nro certainly worth far moro than
tho chemist has been able to discover.
There Is an action on tho general
health and thrift of tho animal that
cannot be computed by weight. Roots
and fruits tend to prevent both con
stipation and indigestion, and are In
that quality medicine for tho hogs.
Tho time of tho year Is hero when
great quantities of wind-fall apples
will bo ordinarily left on the ground
to rot. Thoso should be gathered up
and fed to tho pigs as soon as the ap
ples get largo enough to be succulent.
Many of tho wormy apples and culls
can later bo disposed of In tho samo
way. Sugar beets aro particularly
valuable, as they contain a largo
amount of saccharine matter, which
helps in the fattening. Turnips also
will prove of more value to tho hogs
than their analysis would seem to
indicate.
American Milk In Paris.
It Is well worthy of note that at a
special show of perishablo dairy prod
ucts held ns an annex to tho Paris
Exposition in July, 1900, Just outsldo
tho, city limits, whero French produ
cers had every opportunity of exhib
iting their goods in the best posslblo
shapo (although under unfavorable
local conditions after reaching the ex
hibit) thero was a largo collection of
natural milk and cream, says Henry
E. Alvbrd. But the only samples of
these products absolutely free from
chemical preservatives and uncooked,
which were sweet and palatable after
noon of the exhibition day, wero from
dairies in Now York and New Jorsey,
then eighteen days from tho cow!
Xhero was also in tho United States
dairy exhibit natural milk and cream
from a farn in central Illinois, in bot
tles exactly as sent dally to Chicago
families, which was only very slightly
acid, nlthough twenty days old. It
had kept sweet until tho day before
this show, and oven later It was bet
ter than tho best normal French milk
only twelvo to twenty-four hours after
milking.
Light In the Horse Stables. T'i
Tho most modern stables aro ar
anged with the Idea of giving tho
horse an abundance of light. In many
of theso tho heads of tho horses aro
toward tho outer walls and thero Is a
window in tho sldo of the stable op
posite each stall. Light is a factor
that makes for good health, and thero
Is littlo danger of having too much
of 1L In tho summer time thoso win
dows aro covered with screens and tho
flies kept out while the summer
breezes como In. There aro numerous
old stables now dark that might bo
mado light by some Inexpensive alter
ations. Theso should bo made as
early in the season as possible.
The sire Is the potent factor la
breeding.
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